Lehigh Travels East For Friday Night time Showdown At Rutgers

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh males’s basketball will tackle its third energy convention foe this season when the crew travels to Piscataway, N.J. for a date with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Friday.

Rutgers (2-0) is a well-known foe for Lehigh (1-2), with the groups having confronted each other over 100 instances. The Scarlet Knights lead the sequence 69-35 and received the newest matchup 73-70 in additional time in 2021. Lehigh final defeated Rutgers in 2008 in a 76-71 win in Piscataway.

If Lehigh wins, they may earn their first win over an influence convention opponent since defeating Mississippi State 87-73 in 2016. Head coach Brett Reed would earn his second profession win over Rutgers.

The Mountain Hawks final confronted off towards West Virginia on Sunday, falling 69-47. Andrew Urosevic led the Mountain Hawks in scoring for the second straight recreation, including 16 off the bench on 6-12 taking pictures and 4-8 from three. Ingram additionally reached double-digits with 14 factors. Sophomore Hank Alvey led the crew with eight rebounds and three assists. Lehigh shot 34.8% (16-46) from the sphere, 33.3% (7-21) from three and 72.7% (8-11) from the free throw line in Sunday’s loss.

The Scarlet Knights have began the season 2-0, incomes an 81-53 win over Rider on November 5 and a 72-60 win over Maine on Monday. Junior Tariq Francis leads Rutgers in scoring at 16.0 factors per recreation whereas Dylan Grant (13.5 ppg), Denis Badalau (12.0 ppg), Jamichael Davis (11.5 ppg) and Darren Buchanan Jr. (10.5 ppg) additionally common double-figures. The Scarlet Knights completed the season 15-17 and 8-12 within the Big Ten final season. Rutgers had two gamers chosen within the prime 5 of the 2025 NBA Draft (Dylan Harper, 2nd | Ace Bailey, fifth).

Following Friday’s recreation, the Mountain Hawks will play their first recreation of the season at Stabler Arena on Tuesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. towards Saint Francis.

Sunday’s recreation shall be broadcast on B1G+ and shall be out there on Fox Sports 94.7 FM and 1230 AM.

Date: November 14, 2025

Opponent: Rutgers

Tip Off: 6:30 p.m.

Arena (Capacity): Jersey Mike’s Arena (8,000)

Lehigh’s Record: 1-2

Rutgers’ Record: 2-0

Series: Rutgers leads, 69-35

TV: B1G+ w/ Dom Savino and Pat Boyle

Radio: Fox Sports 94.7FM and 1230 AM w/ Tom Fallon and Greg Falkenbach